Eastern Congo registers highest mpox incidence as new cases surpass 1,000 in the past week
Over the last seven days, Congo recorded 1,030 of the 1,405 new cases in Africa according to statistics provided late Tuesday by the Africa CDC. Only 16 per cent of the cases have been confirmed by virus tests, but the infections meet the agency’s definition of the disease.
Emergent to donate 50,000 vaccine doses to address mpox outbreak in Africa
The Democratic Republic of the Congo hopes to receive its first doses of an mpox vaccine next week, following promises from Japan and the United States to help fight its outbreak.
Congo accounts for 96 per cent of mpox outbreak with conflict turning it into an emergency
Sarah Bagheni had a headache, fever and itchy and unusual skin lesions for days but she had no inkling that her symptoms might have been caused by mpox and that she might be another case in a growing global health emergency. She also has no idea where to go to...
WHO chief Ghebreyesus convenes emergency committee to assess threats posed by mpox outbreak
An emergency committee is made up of international experts who provide technical advice and recommendations to the WHO chief about whether a disease outbreak is a “public health emergency of international concern” – the agency’s highest level of alert. The final decision is made by the director general.
